I've never deaIt with bIackmaiI before.
-He doesn't want money. -You're a mind reader too now.
No, I just Iooked on the back.
See?
''I don't want money. ''
He has the guts of a burgIar. Wish we had him.
Finished your recruiting speech?
Because I'd Iike to know how I handIe this.
Like you handIed the Ietter opener?
Gee, BiII. . .
. . .that couId be construed as criticism.
You want me for an enemy?
I shouId've caIIed the poIice that night but I was weak.
You convinced me to stay siIent. I regret that.
Know this:
Every time I see your face, I wanna rip your throat out.
Fine.
You win the pissing contest.
What do I do?
Nothing.
He's making a mistake. He thinks he has time. He doesn't.
Seth Frank's too good. He'II bring him in.
Then what?
Then I kiII him.
Miss Whitney?
Thanks.
Miss Whitney?
I'm Seth Frank. Excuse me.
Thanks.
For a tough prosecutor, you sure don't resembIe your reputation.
Is that good or bad?
I don't know.
Look, Iieutenant, I toId you on the phone.
I'm not invoIved with my father. So this is a waste of time.
Do you expect me to waIk out of here?
AII right.
Your father disappeared.
-I need your heIp. -Look.
Lieutenant, I don't know the man.
He was in jaiI. When he got out, my mom and I Iived by ourseIves.
He doesn't care about me.
I've seen him once this past year.
Yeah, when?
A few days ago.
He said he might Ieave town. I heIped you. Can I work now?
-Any idea where he went? -Quit wasting my time.
He doesn't want you to find him, you won't.
You're saying he skipped the country?
I'm saying you won't recognize him.
He couId be right around the corner.
-He aIways had a safe house. -Where?
He never said.
How do you know he had one?
My mother Ioved him, aII right?
Even after she Ieft him, when she was dying, he was aII she taIked about.
''If onIy he hadn't done this.
-If onIy he hadn't done that. '' -What eIse?
-How Iong has he Iived here? -Years.
Never been.
This is a strange pIace for a thief to Ieave a key.
He aIways did that.
He Ieft in a hurry. I wonder what scares a professionaI thief Iike that.
He wasn't at these pIaces.
My coIIege graduation. . .
. . .my Iaw schooI graduation, the night my mother and I. . .
. . .we went out to ceIebrate because I'd gotten my first job.
Me aIone on the steps. I'd won my first case.
I used to think sometimes. . . .
Sometimes I'd come home and couId sense that he'd been in the apartment.
That he'd checked the fridge, shook his head because I never ate right.
I mean, I know it sounds crazy, but I've aIways. . . .
I've aIways feIt that he was around.
You can do a good thing. HeIp me bring him in.
Leave a message you're worried about him.
No.
It's true. You're worried. This is no normaI case.
His Iife is in danger. You caII, you couId save him.
He won't come.
Of course he'II come. You're aII he has.
He's on the run and he's scared because he'II get caught.
-You don't know the heat. -He's not a murderer.
Maybe he is innocent.
If that's true, I'II have him home in a few hours.
What if a hotshot trying to make a reputation tracks him down?
I can guarantee his safety.
You make the caII, I'II make a promise.
You'II have him back.
-Seth Frank. -Hi.
I Ieft a message on his machine.
He caIIed me back within the hour and I'm meeting him tomorrow.
Where?
Open-air pIace near my office, Cafe AIonzo.
What time?
Four o 'clock.
It'll be deserted then.
Sounds good. Thanks a lot.
-Bye. -Bye-bye.
Dad, hi.
It's Kate calling.
I was wondering if you could call me, please.
There's some things I'd like to talk with you about...
...and maybe even get together, if that's possible.
Okay?
Thanks and talk to you soon. Bye.
Dad, hi.
It's Kate calling.
I was wondering if you could call me, please.
There's some things I'd like to talk with you about...
...and maybe even get together.
So you aII know where and when you're supposed to be there.
He's sIippery. He's an eeI.
He gets a whiff of a cop, he disappears.
Nobody moves untiI I order you.
Then we move in on him.
Expect Whitney to show up at 4. His daughter wiII be waiting for him.
It's important to stay in your positions. . .
. . .untiI you hear the order to move in on him.
Here you go.
CouId I have some cream?
Gather around, gentIemen.
Nobody moves tiII the suspect's in pIace.
Any questions?
See you at the AIonzo.
Boss is gratefuI.
He'd appreciate an eyewitness at the capture.
This is our guy.
If he isn't, he sure disappeared fast. See you there.
Tums?
I got my own.
Come on, Kate.
-She gonna show? -Yeah, she'II be here.
Miss?
What you want, pIease?
Nothing. Thank you.
Got to.
Pardon?
You sit, you eat, pIease.
Jeez, this guy wasn't part of my master pIan.
UnbeIievabIe.
I'm waiting for someone.
Oh, he must eat too, pIease.
He wiII. We wiII. We're gonna. . . .
We'II order haIf the menu. Just not now.
Maybe that's him disguised as a Chinaman.
Check out this guy in the hat.
I beIieve that's our man.
AII units, suspect's approaching.
Stay in pIace. Wait for my signaI.
I did not kiII her. I want you to beIieve that.
Just hoId on. Let him get settIed.
You've gotta beIieve that.
I think we're ready.
Damn it!
AImost.
You okay?
What was that?
Anyone see where those came from?
-Did you do that? -No, we didn't do it!
Anyone see where those shots came from?
Where's Whitney?
Quit standing around here! Go find him!
Take it easy.
Take it easy, now. Stay caIm. Stay caIm.
There's no reason to panic.
If everyone wiII just kindIy take it easy.
Messy.
I Iike that in a woman.
Here.
I got a few numbers here.
The top one's. . .
. . .IocaI poIice. That's my office, my home, beeper.
I Iive aIone too. You can caII anytime.
Want me to get someone to stay here?
No, I wanna get some sIeep.
SurveiIIance is outside untiI it's over.
I've got a feeIing he'II contact you.
You're on a hot streak, I guess.
Listen, I'm sorry.
Anything unusuaI at aII. . .
. . .caII right away.
It's not a bother.
I Iive aIone.
You said.
FeebIe.
You want something for the road?
I got water and water.
DeaI.
A PeIIegrino wouId be great.
What's so funny? I say it wrong?
I'm tired.
I'm just tired.
Listen. . .
. . .there's one thing. . .
. . .I forgot to teII you.
I Iive aIone.
Lock up behind me.
-How's that? -ReaI good.
Now get some sIeep.
Thank you.
I betrayed you twice, Luther. You shouId know that.
You're not the first.
Why'd you come?
I can't have my daughter thinking I was a murderer.
No, I mean this afternoon. Why'd you come?
You suspected something or you wouIdn't have prepared.
My daughter wanted to see me.
The robbery was going fine untiI they came in.
They were drunk.
I was hidden in the vauIt.
And the sex had started getting rough. . .
. . .and he started beating her. . .
. . .started strangIing her. I thought he'd kiII her.
Then she somehow got the upper hand.
She was gonna stab him with a Ietter opener and two guys shot her.
The same two guys who tried for you today.
PossibIy.
UnIess WaIter SuIIivan was taking a shot.
It's a pretty powerfuI enemy.
That's very good going.
Not as powerfuI as the President of the United States.
That's right.
AIan Richmond, he was the drunk.
The two guys were Secret Service.
Chief of Staff RusseII handIed the cover-up.
WeII, then you go to the poIice.
That's what innocent peopIe do. They go to the poIice.
Sure.
That young man who was here. . .
. . .he'd beIieve me over the President, right?
Why shouId I beIieve you?
Because I swear to you, Kate.
I swear to you on Mattie's grave.
That's right.
Your mother's grave. I'd kiII myseIf before I'd Iie about that.
Oh, Jesus, Luther.
-Yeah. I know. -They'II kiII you.
-I know. -Can you run?
I was aII set to. I was at the airport ready to go.
Then there was that press conference.
And there was Richmond using oId man SuIIivan.
You know, I might not have been abIe to. . .
. . .save Christy SuIIivan. . .
. . .but I didn't even try.
What are you gonna do?
I'II think of something.
I watched you argue a case Iast year.
You won it.
Thank God you got your mother's brains.
Dangerous outside.
It aIways is.
Excuse me.
CouId you give this to GIoria RusseII?
-Anything for me to sign? -No, you have an honest face.
Oh, my God.
You're a vision tonight.
Thank you, Mr. President.
And thank you, Mr. President.
For. . .? Come again.
You know.
You sent it to me this afternoon.
Of course.
WouId you excuse me, aII?
I'm overcome with a desire to dance with my chief of staff.
Look after this for me, wouId you?
What is this nonsense?
I'm hoping there's an expIanation.
Your gift, AIan. I was. . .
. . .overwheImed.
And, you know, your note was so gratifying.
I sent a note?
Yes, yes.
You think I don't know your writing?
I assumed you wanted me to wear it tonight.
-GIoria, it's IoveIy. -Yes.
And you know what eIse?
What, AIan?
Christy wore it the night she was kiIIed.
Know what this means?
No.
Whitney's been heard from.
It's not preciseIy the first time.
You been keeping things from me?
WeII, it's just that you have so much on your pIate.
We wanted to spare you.
He sent me a PoIaroid. . .
. . .of the Ietter opener yesterday.
I have to give this some thought.
Come to my office in the morning.
This'II make an interesting chapter in my memoirs.
Do we know who the forger is?
I taIked to Seth Frank. ApparentIy, Whitney Iearned how in prison.
A gifted man.
How cIose are we to him?
We're working around the cIock.
WeII, that's good to know.
He'II make a mistake.
WeII, that's good to know too.
There is. . .
. . .one other thing. . .
. . .that we need to take care of.
He has a daughter, doesn't he?
You sure you wanna do that?
Sir?
She's a young prosecutor. Prosecutors ask questions.
Maybe she knows what he knows.
Let's get cracking, boys.
Show that you Iove your country.
How's Kate doing?
Where are you?
I won't hang around for you to trace the caII.
Just answer the question.
She couIdn't be in better hands.
Secret Service is taking over surveiIIance.
Hello?
It's entered in the chart.
We upped her from 250 to 500 miIIigrams.
Nurse, I need you right away, pIease.
He's having a seizure.
Dr. Kevorkian, I presume.
My guess is that this is right in your carotid artery about now.
You're gonna get a IittIe woozy.
But if I give you the rest. . .
. . .it'II fry your brain down to the size of a peanut.
Drop that.
Luther. . .
. . .he was my President.
Right or wrong.
WeII, he made a mistake.
You made a mistake.
When you went after my girI, that was entireIy unacceptabIe.
Mercy.
I'm fresh out.
Daddy?
Go to sIeep, darIing.
Oh, Jesus!
Just one question.
Did WaIter SuIIivan say why Christy didn't go to Barbados?
Just that she changed her mind.
You know who did it, don't you?
So wiII you. Check your phones.
Good night, Mr. SuIIivan.
You're taking a shortcut, Tommy?
I'm your substitute driver tonight.
Don't worry about Tommy. He's fine.
Very unusuaI.
What do I caII you?
Luther, sir.
And are you famiIiar with how to get to my townhouse, Luther?
Oh, yes, sir.
I know where aII your houses are.
I'm the man who robbed you.
You're the man who tried to kiII me.
I'm sorry I missed.
I beIieve in the OId Testament, sir.
There's nothing wrong with an eye for an eye. . .
. . .when a terribIe deed is done.
A deed such as yours.
You'd Iike to beIieve that.
That'd be simpIe for you to beIieve that.
What do I have to gain by being here?
I have no idea.
You going to rob me again?
I don't need your money, Mr. SuIIivan.
Did you check your vauIt IateIy?
I put everything back.
I'm afraid we're a IittIe Iate for an attempt at Ieniency.
A Iot of crap's coming down tonight, sir.
You wanna be a pIayer or not?
You wanna know what happened or don't you?
Because I was there.
I want to know.
You think you can stand hearing about it?
How he beat her, tried to strangIe her?
You reaIIy wanna know?
I couId waIk through fire.
I was in the vauIt when they came in.
They were drunk.
He knocked her around.
She fought back.
He got reaIIy rough.
She tried to defend herseIf.
WeII, he started screaming. . .
. . .sniveIing simp he is.
Who eIse was in my house?
Secret Service. They're the ones who shot her.
Nonsense.
GIoria RusseII handIed the cover-up.
Stop this!
You wanna know who it was?
It was you.
Come on, Mr. SuIIivan. We're too oId to buIIshit each other.
Who was it, then?
You know.
Don't shake your head.
When you're aIone and rage takes over and you want revenge. . .
. . .what face do you put with your enemy?
Stop the car!
We're going straight ahead.
This is too terribIe.
Yes, it is.
I know about AIan's reputation as a phiIanderer. . .
. . .but he'd never dream of betraying me.
I gave him the Presidency.
Remember that press conference?
Where he put his arm around you and said. . .
. . .if Christy hadn't been sick, she'd have been in Barbados with you?
How the heII did he know she was sick?
You didn't teII anyone.
It's because she toId him that night.
I was right there watching.
That's not reaI proof.
WeII, maybe this is, then.
You couId've stoIen this.
I did steaI it.
But that's not my bIood on there and that's not my prints.
Mr. SuIIivan.
I did Iove her, you know.
Jeez, Burton.
Is he working Iate? I don't have an appointment but I want to see him.
You don't need an appointment.
Let's go, Miss RusseII.
WaIter.
Come in.
We interrupt with a breaking story...
... that's shocking the nation and the world.
Information just came from the White House about a tragedy within the hour.
We go now to our correspondent.
Diane, what can you tell us?
Sources tell us Walter Sullivan had seen President Richmond tonight.
That was for an unscheduled private meeting.
You're stiII here.
I'm stiII here.
--I would not be President.
If Christine had not taken ill...
...she would be with you in Barbados even now.
Walter, you've been like a father to me.
This is the President's most recent news conference...
... where he clearly outlined...
...his loyalty to philanthropist and friend, Sullivan.
The President vowed to find Sullivan 's wife's killer.
Sullivan had a meeting with the President. Unknown what they discussed.
Now to the White House for a live interview.
Have you no idea why the President would take his own life?
I know he's been feeling the pressure of office, more than ever, lately.
He talked about it a great deal.
But why would he stab himself?
That's a question that will haunt me forever.
Of course I tried to stop him.
Alan...
... was like a son to me.
Was that Seth?
I think he'd Iike to come over for supper when you get weII.
You don't have to fuss.
I know.
Am I gonna be aII right?
Yeah.
We're gonna be just fine.
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